Carmel investigation report completed on Christkindlmarkt — council to decide whether findings affect local nonprofit governance

A law firm retained to review how Carmel handled controversies tied to the Carmel Christkindlmarkt delivered its final report to the city ahead of the Aug. 20 deadline set by the City Council. The firm, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum, met the deadline, Councilor Ryan Locke — chair of the council’s investigation committee — confirmed, and he said he is coordinating with the council attorney on possible discussion and whether the report will be released publicly.

The council launched the probe after an 8-0 May 2025 vote to investigate unanswered questions about circumstances that led to the October 2024 replacement of the Carmel Christkindlmarkt Inc. board and the subsequent resignation of CCI CEO Maria Adele Rosenfeld. Current in Carmel filed a public-records request for the report but had not received it by the time of publication, so Dentons’ findings remain undisclosed.

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